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  2. Email spam - Wikipedia

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    An email box folder filled with spam messages.. Email spam, also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email ().The name comes from a Monty Python sketch in which the name of the canned pork product Spam is ubiquitous, unavoidable, and repetitive. [1]

  3. History of email spam - Wikipedia

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    The first known spam electronic mail (although not yet called email), was sent on May 3, 1978 to several hundred users on ARPANET.It was an advertisement for a presentation by Digital Equipment Corporation for their DECSYSTEM-20 products sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketer of theirs.

  4. Spamming - Wikipedia

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    An email inbox containing a large amount of spam messages. Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send multiple unsolicited messages (spam) to large numbers of recipients for the purpose of commercial advertising, non-commercial proselytizing, or any prohibited purpose (especially phishing), or simply repeatedly sending the same message to the same user.

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  6. How to Block Annoying Emails for Good - AOL

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    Open an email from the sender that you want to block. Tap on the three-dot icon in the top right corner. Select “Move to Spam” Desktop. Right-click on an email from the sender that you want to ...

  7. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account

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    Email filters • Display name • Email signature • Blocked addresses • Mail away message. If your account has been compromised. If you think your account has been compromised, follow the steps listed below to secure it. 1. Change your password immediately. 2. Delete app passwords you don’t recognize. 3. Revert your mail settings if ...

  8. Manage spam and privacy in AOL Mail

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    Select the email. Click Spam.; If you're given the option, click Unsubscribe and you will no longer receive messages from the mailing list. If you click the "Mark as Spam" icon, the message will be marked as spam and moved into the spam folder.

  9. Missing emails? How to find and check your spam folder

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    Many email services also offer filters (and advanced filters) that let you search the messages in your spam folder by sender, date, attachment and more. Second, look for a box next to each email ...